Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting tribe29/checkmk package, versions [,2.2.0p17)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TRIBE29CHECKMK-6129134
  • published15 Dec 2023
  • disclosed13 Dec 2023
  • creditJan-Philipp Litza

Introduced: 13 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-31210  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-427  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade tribe29/checkmk to version 2.2.0p17 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Search Path Element due to the improper handling of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. An attacker can escalate privileges by injecting malicious libraries into the search path used by the dynamic linker.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1